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More affordable and more available — these are two things that Sen. Bernie Sanders would like to see a university education become.

The New England Education Opportunity Association gave Sanders the Claiborne Pell Award to recognize his commitment to higher education at a ceremony in Stowe April 4.

The award, which is the as-sociation’s top honor, is given “to those rare individuals whose pioneering leadership and vision have made an indelible mark on the struggle for equal education opportunity,” a press release stated.

Sanders said the challenge facing policymakers today is how to make colleges more affordable to the working class.

“The sad reality facing us right now is that college education is increasingly unaffordable,” he said. “A lot of people are not go-ing to college because they don’t want to be in debt.”

In 2007, Sanders supported and helped create higher edu-cation legislation that included increasing Pell grants and a loan forgiveness program in which students entering the public ser-vice sector would see their loans canceled for a decade.

The legislation amounted to $17 billion in additional financial aid, with $26.7 million of that al-lotted to Vermont students, ac-cording to Sanders’ website.

The following year, he also supported the creation of a new G.I. Bill, as part of the 2008 Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act, which provides the equivalent of in-state tuition to any university in the veteran’s state based on undergraduate tu-ition.

Still, according to the latest figures released by the Institute for College Access and Success Project, the average Class of 2010 graduate owed $25,250.

“We have a long way to go,” Sanders said. “We should look to some other countries where col-leges are either free or inexpen-sive.”

There was a time when a pub-lic education in the U.S. was good enough, Sanders said.

“We need to understand that a college degree is what a high school degree was 50 years ago,” he said.

First-year Kara Ciambra said that a college education was nec-essary for today’s competitive job market, but UVM’s relatively high cost of in-state tuition was frustrating.

“As a Vermonter, it’s frustrat-ing to go to a school known for the highest in-state tuition,” Ciambra said. “It’s a great school and I’m glad to be here, but I often times think about the fact that I could go out of state for less money, and it’s disappointing.”

The Claiborne Pell Award, named after the U.S. senator from Rhode Island — who cre-ated the Pell grants used to pro-vide financial aid to students — is a testament to the dedication to education that has become a ma-jor part of Sanders’ political plat-form.

Past recipients include Sen. Ted Kennedy, Sen. Susan Collins and Sen. James Jeffords.

In Sanders’ view, the im-portance of education extends beyond just earning a degree. Rather, he said he sees higher education as an integral aspect of being an active American citizen.

“It is the future of America,” he said. “We are a democracy, and democracies do not flourish unless young people receive a good education to be good, par-ticipating citizens.”

Administrators such as feder-al relations director Wendy Koe-

nig commented on what Sanders had specifically contributed to the UVM community, saying that Sanders had made a “concerted effort” to help students attend college.

“Be it through garnering fed-eral resources to maintain Pell grants, or increasing the amount of loan forgiveness funds for Vermonters who choose to stay here and practice medicine af-ter school, the senator has been a real champion for students,” Koenig said.

In October, Sanders released a newsletter called the “Bernie Buzz: College Edition,” which

featured commentary from cur-rent UVM students about tuition issues and information on legis-lation that would aid students in affording college.

He said the response to the newsletter was strong, and he plans to release another edition so that students stay informed.

“My job as a senator of Ver-mont is to hear from all the young people across the state,” he said. “I think it is no great secret that young people are not as engaged in the political process, which is unfortunate because it is this gen-eration that is going to be paying the price.”

Senator pushes to make college affordable

Town responds to rising theftsStudents are often victims

The rise in local crime has residents worried and law en-forcement talking.

Burlington’s Neighborhood Planning Assembly conducted a special panel about the increase in crime and ways to prevent becoming a victim at Edmunds Middle School April 12.

Burlington Police Chief Mike Schirling opened the meeting by saying that increased crime is no longer just a threat now, as it might have been a year ago, but a serious problem.

Local burglaries have in-creased over the past three years, with 247 reports in 2009, just fewer than 300 in 2010, and a jump to 380 in 2011, Schirling said.

“We’ve seen a little more recklessness the past few months with burglars,” he said, includ-ing breaking into homes in broad

daylight without checking to see if people are inside.

While Schirling noted that other crime is “relatively flat,” the police department is seeing a similar trend in the number of mental health responses per year, which rose from 328 in 2010 to 447 in 2011.

The biggest challenge is a concurrent increase in substance abuse, especially opium, he said. Another issue is that many of the crimes are perpetrated by career criminals who max-out of correc-tions and go back to the streets.

Schirling acknowledged that college students are a target for burglars because so many of them own electronic gadgets and adhere to a laid-back lifestyle.

He said officers tell students one simple tip to keep valuables protected: ‘Like it, lock it.’

Matt Young works at the non-profit Howard Center in Burling-

By Mat DeganStaff Writer

JAMIE LENT The Vermont CynicSen. Bernie Sanders speaks in the Davis Center last spring.

See CRIME on page 3

By Devin KarambelasAssistant News Editor

“We have a long way to go.”

Bernie SandersSenator

Take back the night

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NEWS2 THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012

It’s the end of an era for former SGA President Julian Golfarini and former Vice Presi-dent Will Vitagliano.

Sophomore Connor Daley and junior Samantha Holland were officially sworn in as presi-dent and vice president at the April 10 Senate meeting, which leaves Golfarini and Vitagliano with mixed feelings as they say a final farewell to their office, Golfarini said.

“It’s bittersweet,” he said. “I’m ready to move on knowing we got some pretty awesome things done.”

This past year, SGA collabo-rated with other organizations on campus to bring about the water bottle ban, late night din-ing and mobile Blackboard to name a few.

Golfarini said he had a diffi-cult time deciding what he was most proud of during his time in office.

“If I had to choose one thing, I think that what I’m really proud of is the way we commu-nicated with students this year,” he said.

Communication was one of the main goals Golfarini wanted to focus on this past year — spe-cifically to improve the way SGA interacts with students.

“I thought students didn’t know what was going on with SGA and I think this year we set multiple records in terms of views of our emails,” he said. “Again, I’m talking about get-

ting from 10 to 15 percent of the student body, but it’s a large im-provement.”

The connections he said he has made this year have also been really rewarding.

“I’ve met a lot of awesome people and I’ve learned a lot,” Golfarini said. “Even though it’s a lot of work, it’s a lot of fun.”

One of those people was Will Vitagliano, Golfarini’s right-hand man and close friend throughout the whole year, he said.

“This is one of my best friends now,” Vitagliano said. “I know he has my back and I al-ways have his back.”

The fate of tobacco users on campus is still up in smoke.

A recent survey made by the University Benefits Advisory Council (UBAC) asked students whether or not they smoke ciga-rettes, and if they would support a campus-wide ban on tobacco products.

After completion, the UBAC will then make a “recommen-dation to President Bramley to make UVM a tobacco-free cam-pus, or not,” the survey stated.

The UBAC’s recommenda-tion has yet to be made.

In a study made by the Uni-versity in 2009, data showed that only three percent of students smoked cigarettes on a daily ba-sis, while 13.5 percent smoked at least once a month.

In a study conducted by UVM’s health promotions that same year, 65 percent of all stu-dents had never used cigarettes — 57 percent of men and 69 per-cent of women — while 17.5 per-cent who had, had not in the past month.

“That 65 percent statistic surprises me,” first-year Ben Lindstrom-Ives said. “I think cig-arettes are a bad idea in general; they cause cancer and people die.”

Most UVM students, the sur-vey found, have a distorted view of smoking on campus. Seventy percent of those surveyed be-lieved that the typical student had smoked in the past 30 days, while 17.2 percent believed the typical student smoked daily.

Former Mayor Bob Kiss ve-toed a proposed ban on smoking outdoors across a 15-block radius in downtown Burlington earlier this year, after the City Council passed the law on an 8-6 vote.

Students who would not sup-port the proposed recommenda-

tion said they believed it was an infringement on their rights.

“I think a ban would be abso-lutely obscene,” sophomore Dan-ny Graham said. “That seems un-constitutional; work on your cig’ bins or something [instead].”

First-year Katherine Weir agreed.

“If you don’t smoke then good for you, but it shouldn’t be some-thing that’s going to affect every-one,” Weir said.

Lindstrom-Ives, however, said he would support the ban due to the detrimental effects of second-hand smoke and the pol-lution problem caused by ciga-rette butts.

“If people want to smoke away from campus I think that’s fine, but smoking on campus is counterproductive to having a healthy environment,” he said.

UVM is not the first school to consider banning tobacco products on campus. In January, Chicago’s city colleges approved a tobacco ban on all seven of its campuses throughout the city, which took effect March 1.

Other colleges across the country that have gone smoke-free include the University of Kentucky and the University of Michigan.

In Kentucky, one of the na-tion’s heaviest smoker states (25.6 percent), enrollment in quitting programs rose by 113 people after the school’s ban took effect.

Campus smoking ban up in the airSurvey questions tobacco use

MACKENZIE JONES The Vermont CynicFirst-year Derek Silver smokes outside of Harris/Millis April 9.

By Ted LevinStaff Writer

“I think a ban would be absolutely

obscene. That seems unconstitutional.”

Danny GrahamSophomore

Golfarini passes the torchSGA president and vice president leave office feeling rewarded, reminiscent of time well spent

SHERRY ZHAO The Vermont CynicFormer SGA Vice President Will Vitagliano (center) and President Julian Golfarini (left) at an SGA meeting Feb. 14.

“I’ve met a lot of awesome people and

I’ve learned a lot. Even though it’s a lot of

work it’s a lot of fun.” Julian Golfarini

Former SGA president

By Taylor JonesStaff Writer

Crime logBy Lauren DraslerStaff Writer

April 94:53 p.m.A person operating a business scam outside of the Royall Tyler Theatre was reported to police services. The report stated that the person was asking people for money and for credit card infor-mation. The person was gone before police arrived.

April 105:34 p.m.A male student contacted police services in regard to an incident that occurred in downtown Bur-lington on Saint Patrick’s Day. The male student reported that he was mad at another male student for spending time with his girl-friend during the holiday festivi-ties. No crime was reported.

April 141 a.m.

A large and out-of-control party on Handy Court led to 141 underage drinking violations issued by 13 law enforcement of-ficers throughout the county, according to a press release ob-tained from the Vermont Department of Liquor Control.

The party was the largest encountered by the Chittenden County’s underage drinking task force to date this school year, the press release stated.

Burlington officer Shaun Smith said he happened to find the party April 14 during his normal patrol of downtown “hot spots.”

As for the students who hosted the party, noise was the least of their problems, Smith said. With 160 people breathalyzed, the students were issued a citation for furnishing alcohol to minors, which is a criminal charge.

“It was pretty obvious it was going to get busted,” sophomore Hannah Zelnik said. “All of a sudden, tons and tons of people showed up — it was out of control.”

Illegal drugs and large quantities of alcohol were also con-fiscated, which led to citations for driving while intoxicated and possession of marijuana.

Crime of the week

April 81:02 a.m.On a nightly patrol, an officer spotted three students on the main green near construction equip-ment. When the officer went over to speak with the students, the students were found to be in pos-session of three beers and a used marijuana pipe. The alcohol and pipe were taken from the stu-dents, and they were reported to the Center for Student Ethics and Standards.

April 912:44 p.m.There was a report of vandalism to the sign in front of the Catholic Center. It was thought that the damage occurred as a result of someone throwing rocks at the sign. There were also rails missing from a fence near the center.

12:53 a.m.A student reported that credit cards and a camera were taken from the student’s unlocked dorm room in Tupper Hall. No one has yet been identified as the person who took the items.

April 11 - 121:25 a.m. and 12:54 a.m.A person who is not a student was heard yelling and singing outside University Heights and the Living/Learning Center. Upon an officer’s arrival, the man said he was outside singing because he had met a female student in the library and had fallen madly in love with her.This same man was seen a day later sleeping in Stafford Hall. This was the third time he had been seen there in four days, and he was charged with criminal trespass.

ton, which provides a range of treatment services for addicts and those with mental health issues.

Young spoke about the im-portance of preventing crimes before they happen and of secur-ing spots at treatment facilities across the state for those who need them.

Right now, most Vermont facilities have waiting lists, and the statewide corrections budget of $140 million is a small pot of money for a larger and larger pool of criminals, Young said.

“Prescription drug abuse is the main problem,” he said. “It’s becoming an epidemic.”

More people now die from opium abuse than driving-related deaths across the state, Young said.

There is a “small window” for getting people treatment, and it is important to have a system in place for drug abusers because they want to seek the treatment on their time, he said.

UVM Dean of Students David Nestor addressed what some local

residents feel is an equally trou-bling development: the crimes being committed by university students in Burlington.

“It’s true that students are both victims and perpetrators,” said Nestor. “We work closely with BPD to hold students ac-countable.”

One of the problems this year has been “glitches” in the data systems and sharing of informa-tion between UVM and BPD in an attempt to monitor student

crime. Because some data has not been updated as consistently this year, Nestor admits that they have taken “a step back.”

High-density student hous-ing in Burlington has been an ongoing issue that needs to be ad-dressed and may be contributing to crimes committed by students, he said.

Nestor also noted University efforts to build housing and pull students out of the community, but said he was disappointed by the actions of three UVM stu-dents who vandalized the new Redstone Loft construction site.

“As we know from this past week, the traditional college pop-ulation can be perfectly good citi-zens one part of the day and make some really bad choices later,” he said.

Nestor dismissed commu-nity concerns that the University is lax with respect to off-campus student activity. He said that 80 percent of UVM policy violations are drug and alcohol related, and that approximately 250 infrac-tions occur per year.

NEWS 3THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012

With three science and en-gineering students honored for their achievements this spring, the University has become a force in the collegiate research commu-nity.

Junior biochemistry ma-jor Susan Leggett received the Goldwater Scholar Award, which recognizes outstanding student research in the science, technol-ogy, engineering and mathematic disciplines.

“Winning this award has definitely made my academic ef-forts and dedication to research worthwhile,” Leggett said. “I was ecstatic when I found out that I was chosen as a 2012 Goldwater Scholar.”

Universities across the coun-try can nominate up to four stu-dents who have GPAs above a 3.85 and significant research ex-perience, according to University Communications.

Winners receive a financial aid scholarship of up to $7,500 a year in college expenses and the honor of national recognition, Leggett said. This year, only 282 students were awarded the schol-arship nationwide.

Leggett said she has worked with research groups since her first year at UVM, and became particularly interested in analyti-cal chemistry techniques.

She is currently conduct-ing research on lung fibrosis in the Department of Pathology at the College of Medicine with Dr. Yvonne Janssen-Heininger, and she recently co-authored a pub-lication in the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology.

Professor Rory Waterman is the UVM adviser for the Goldwa-ter Scholarship Group and helps students apply for the award after they are contacted by Undergrad-uate Fellowship adviser Britten Chase.

Two biochemistry majors, one biology major and one engi-neering major were nominated from UVM this year, Waterman said.

Leggett won the award and two other students received hon-orable mentions, he said.

“We’re excited about it,” Wa-terman said. “Susan was a great

choice and two other students received honorable mentions, which was fantastic for the group of students.”

Leggett is the first UVM stu-dent to receive the award in sev-eral years, and the UVM com-munity and her advisers are incredibly proud of her, he said.

Junior biochemistry major Kanita Chaudhry and junior me-chanical engineering major David Bernstein were the two students who received honorable men-tions.

“I’m extremely grateful to have been given the opportu-nity to participate in the Gold-water Scholarship Competition,” Chaudhry said. “I’m very happy that UVM had an excellent show-ing.”

Bernstein applied to the Gold-water Scholar Award with a paper about his research concerning antibiotic resistance, and said he was “very happy to be honorably mentioned.”

“I found that UVM offers re-ally good support throughout the application process — Britt Chase and Rory Waterman were always available to help,” Bernstein said. “Overall, applying for the Gold-water is a valuable experience even if you aren’t awarded any-thing, as it forces you to clarify you career goals.”

Leggett also said that apply-ing for the Goldwater Scholarship helped her clarify her career aspi-rations.

She would like to combine her interests in science and medicine to someday obtain an M.D. or Ph.D. in immunology, conduct research in a clinical immunodi-agnostic research laboratory and teach at a medical university.

After months of debate, the Faculty Senate voted to shift from paper to online course evalua-tions for a two-year trial period at their meeting April 9.

Faculty and staff were initially concerned that switching to on-line evaluations would lower re-sponse rates, which are used to determine promotion, tenure and salary increases, SGA Sen. Kath-rine Mansfield said.

“If we switch to online evalu-ations we, as students, all need to take part in the evaluations,” Mansfield said. “A low response rate could mean that professors aren’t getting proper feedback, and so [they] are denied a posi-tion the next year, or lose their tenure.”

If the response rate online is not high enough after the two-year trial period, the University will switch back to paper evalua-tions, she said.

Despite the fact that a low re-sponse rate might be used against them, many faculty members still supported online evaluations, Mansfield said.

SGA and Mansfield approved

of the resolution for a number of reasons:

1. Online evaluations are an efficient use of student tu-ition.2. It is a more environmental-ly friendly means of collecting data.3. It supports UVM faculty and staff.

“Going online is pretty impor-tant because it means that UVM is wasting less money,” Mansfield said. “My hope is that there isn’t a low response rate.”

The information provided by the online evaluations will still be limited to specific personnel in the respective colleges to ensure complete anonymity, SGA Sen. Riker Pasterkiewicz said.

“I am pleased with the fac-ulty’s decision to implement on-line course evaluations, and look forward to students utilizing the improved method in the future,” Pasterkiewicz said.

President of the Faculty Sen-ate Julie Roberts said she is happy to see online evaluations finally become a reality at UVM.

“I hope that the students will continue to support these evalu-ations when they begin by filling them out,” Roberts said. “A good response rate is critical to their

ALEXA ALGIOSThe Vermont CynicBurlington Police Chief Michael E. Schirling speaks at the “Ward 6 Neighborhood Planning Assembly” panel, which discussed increasing Burlington crime rates at Edmunds School April 12.

Course evals go viralBy Kevin Santamaria,Staff Writer, Becky Hayes, News Editor

Junior goes for Goldwater, wins First UVM student in years

ALEXA ALGIOS The Vermont CynicJunior Susan Leggett works in the Health Science Research Facility April 13. Leggett received the Goldwater Scholar Award.

By Amanda WasselStaff Writer

“Winning this award has definitely made my

academic efforts and dedication to research

worthwhile.” Susan Leggett

Junior, biochemistry major

Clean Energy Fund seeks student posts

UVM’s Clean Energy Fund (CEF) is accepting applications to fill two undergraduate and one graduate student posts on the committee.

CEF is funded by a $10 per-student, per-semester fee and fi-nances on-campus clean energy projects, lectures and studies.

Recent projects include the installation of 17 solar trackers on UVM property behind the U.S. Forest Service’s lab on Spear Street, and the installation of so-lar panels on the roof of UVM’s Miller Equine Center on Spear Street, set for this summer.

The committee meets once a month over the academic year and chosen students will be asked to serve a two-year term.

More information about CEF can be found at http://www.uvm.edu/sustain/cef. The application for the committee can be found under the “Get Involved” tab.

By Keegan FairfieldSenior Staff Writer

CRIME More people die from opium abuse than driving accidents...continued from page 1

“Prescription drug abuse is the main

problem. It’s becoming an epidemic.”

Matt YoungHoward Center employee

LIFE4 THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012

Students speak against sexual violence

Scott Fried delves into meaning of intimacy, openness

“Take Back the Night” was an event held on April 11 which was intended to help stop sexual violence and to raise awareness around the issue.

The rally was sponsored by the UVM Women’s Center and H.O.P.E. Works, which offer multiple resources for victims such as group and individual counseling, as well as a hotline and online chatting.

The event, which featured the UVM Top Cats, Cat’s Meow and state Rep. Kesha Ram as the guest speaker, began with a rally in front of the Royall Tyler Theatre.

“There was an incred-ible turnout,” Ram said. “The crowd had a lot of energy.”

After the musical perfor-mances, Ram gave a speech that honored victims of sexual violence and inspired students to have their voices heard. Vic-tims were reassured that they are not alone and that help is out there.

“I think Vermont in gen-eral is safer than other states because we know a lot of the folks within our community,” Ram said. “But I think in some ways we’ve been lulled into a false sense of security about how safe we really are.”

Ram emphasized that sex-ual and gendered violence can happen to anyone and that it

takes continuous hard work to put an end to it.

“To honor victims of vio-lence, we need to make this event bigger and stronger and think about these issues year-round,” Ram said.

After Ram’s speech, sup-porters marched downtown holding banners and chanting, “Take back the night.” They headed to Burlington city hall for the speak-out portion of the event.

Juliet Critsimilios, a senior and organizer of the event, led the march downtown.

“The march was so great,” Critsimilios said. “I got to yell into a bullhorn and walk down Church Street with amazing people behind me supporting the cause.”

Junior Connor Rowntree said that he thought Ram’s speech was passionate and would motivate people to take action.

“It’s hard not to get emo-tionally charged when you hear the stories of victims within our own community,” he said.

During the speak-out, sur-vivors of sexual and gender violence shared their stories in support of other victims and encouraged them not to re-main silent.

“The speak-out was so pow-erful,” Critsimilios said. “The survivors that got up to share their stories — those are the people I admire and respect so much. They are so strong and courageous.”

Dan Savage brings “It Gets Better”

Dan Savage, founder of “It Gets Better,” will be at UVM April 19 sharing his project’s message of happiness and hope with students and com-munity members.

“It Gets Better” is an inter-national campaign started in September 2010 in response to young teens taking their lives after being bullied, ac-cording to itgetsbetter.org.

The project offers a per-sonal way for supporters to tell LGBTQA teens their lives can improve by having sup-porters submit inspirational

videos. Its ultimate goal is to show LGBTQA youth the po-tential and positivity of their lives, according to the website.

Savage will give a speech, which will be followed by a discussion and book signing.

The LGBTQA Center at UVM put the event together to inspire students in their cel-ebration of LGBTQA April.

While the event is an im-portant step in promoting an-ti-bullying and tolerance, John Mejia, the Education Outreach professional of the LGBTQA Center, reminds people that it is vital to continue to spread awareness.

“This event is an important opportunity to continue the conversation within our com-munity about inclusion, social justice and bullying,” Mejia said. “But, like any important conversation, the issues are complex and nuanced and so no single event or personality can encapsulate them all.”

One student was curious about the campaign and its message.

“It sounds interesting — the message of positivity is an important one to spread,” sophomore Jason Sebo said.

For more information on the It Gets Better Campaign, visit Itgetsbetter.org.

About 100 students went to hear Scott Fried talk about his story of acquiring HIV in the 1980s April 12.

His lecture was not geared around the specifics of the dis-ease, but rather Fried’s take on why he ended up in his situa-tion and how to avoid certain forms of dangerous behavior.

Fried asserted that peo-ple subconsciously want to be ‘‘found out’’ about some-thing that they consciously do not want revealed. By this he means that people yearn to be caught pretending to be some-thing they are not in order to finally get to be who they really are.

“We want to be ‘found out’ by a loving other,” Fried said multiple times throughout the evening.

Fried repeatedly spoke of people stashing secrets in their pockets to describe the reluc-tance of people to share what makes them feel most vulner-able.

“We stash our secrets right next to our cellphones,” Fried said. “But, we would never text these secrets to anyone — not even our closest friends.”

Fried’s personal secret was that he was a gay Jewish man coming out in the ’80s — a time he said when society was less accepting of homosexual-ity and when the HIV/AIDs

epidemic was largely consid-ered a homosexual disease.

“We all ‘come out’ of some-thing in our lives,” Fried said.

By “coming out,” he was suggesting that one should come clean about his or her true nature to loving others.

“I think [Fried’s talk] could be relevant to anyone,” senior Rebecca Habalow said.

Fried stressed that while people want to be “found out,” it must be by a loving other, and not someone who is going to cause hurt.

Unfortunately, he said that his secret was discovered by someone who hurt him in a profound way.

Fried acquired HIV 24 years ago from a stranger named Racy whom he met while working at an off-Broad-way theater in New York City.

Though he acquired HIV through homosexual sex, HIV can affect people of all sexual orientations, Fried said.

Before they had sex, he had asked Racy if he had been tested for HIV, and Racy said he had.

What Fried said he failed to ask, and what he now recogniz-es is even more important than asking “have you been tested?” is “when were you tested?” and “what were the results?”

Fried stressed the impor-tance of finding love. He be-lieves that honest, intimate relationships will help people avoid dangerous behavior, like

having unprotected sex during a random hookup.

“Intimacy is learning some-thing new about yourself in the process of sharing something personal with another — and them treasuring that about you,” he said.

In response to a question from the audience, Fried went so far as to demonstrate what he meant by intimacy by som-berly recalling a heartwrench-ing dialogue he had with Racy after their sexual encounter.

“I asked him if he would throw around a football with me sometime — and he said no,” he said. “I guess I want-ed him to teach me how to be a man, but he just laughed at me.”

Fried went on to explain that the things people tend not to share with others are often what make that person inter-esting.

These things, he remarked, are often qualities that people will be cherished and adored for possessing.

“I think it’s amazing that despite the fact that he has a limited amount of time left, this is how he chooses to spend it,” first-year Alex Szymanski said.

Fried said that instead of just waiting for time to pass, one should feel his pain — give it its due — then let it go by sharing the pain with loving others.

In less than a year since its opening, Maglianero’s has become a community hub for cyclists, skaters and coffee addicts alike.

Based on the global Mod-ern Mobility Movement, which supports cyclists’ needs, this cafe is exactly what Burlington was miss-ing: a community space and commuter hub dedicated to creativity, local farm prod-ucts, eco-friendly travel op-tions and beautiful latte art.

Their indoor skate park is spattered with eclectic art and their wide-open cafe inspires a modern lifestyle with a splash of tradition.

The highly modern cafe

register was almost intimi-dating, even for a super nerd like myself. The register is an iPad that rotates so you can manage almost the en-tire transaction.

They also offer Wi-Fi, so if you’re desperate to study in some place other than the Bailey/Howe Library, Maglianero’s offers the per-fect venue; one can study ei-ther at a table or on its over-sized couches.

If you have an apprecia-tion for creativity, eclectic events and great coffee, stop by Maglianero’s.

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ACROSS1- Contributes; 5- Sap tree; 10- Hairless; 14- Defeat decisively; 15- Green _____ is the place to be;16- Away from port; 17- Empiricism; 20- Australia’s ___ Rock; 21- Antiquity, old-style; 22- Norwegian dramatist; 23- ___ be my pleasure!;

25- Minute Maid Park player; 27- Wealthy;31- Theater district; 35- Ad word; 36- Contemporary; 38- Escape; 39- Bring civil action against; 40- Bounder; 41- Climbing vine; 42- Lennon’s lady; 43- Ques. response;

44- Marked down; 46- Aha!; 47- Elephant keeper; 49- Unselfish; 51- Bears the ictus; 53- Impresario Hurok; 54- Seeps; 57- Deserved; 59- Eyelashes; 63- Church principles; 66- Brief letter, paper money; 67- Prescribed doctrine;

68- Netman Nastase; 69- Kill;70- Precipitous; 71- Sardine containers; DOWN1- Swedish auto2- Ingrid’s “Casablanca” role3- Enter4- First to be bowled over?5- Riding6- Old stringed instru-

ments7- Debate side8- Corrida cries9- Lucky charm10- Social outcasts11- Bumpkin12- Lendl of tennis13- Fast time21- External23- A Musketeer25- Ceded27- Basic28- Animated

29- Put a new price on31- Algonquian language32- Brewer’s need33- Angry34- Break off36- Baby blues40- White poplar tree41- Tempest44- Russian metal urn47- Least difficult49- Hidden50- Boot part53- Blender brand

54- Tubular pasta55- Not “fer”56- Crown of the head57- Gunk59- Emperor of Rome 54-6860- Med school subj.61- Dissolve, as cells64- Egg head?

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Amid the flowers and fresh colors of the upcom-ing month of May, consider reading some poetry that uses bloom and growth as a means to communicate human emotion.

You’ve probably heard “A Red, Red Rose,” by Scottish poet Robert Burns, with the famous line: “O my luve’s like a red, red rose…”

Read or listen to a re-cording of Burns’ “A Red,

Red Rose” if you’re interest-ed in some roses and some lovin’.

Burns also famously wrote “Address to Haggis,” which is a tribute poem to the traditional Scottish dish comprised of sheep innards, oatmeal and spices — a dish not intended for the faint of stomach.

For a poem that inves-tigates the darker side of growth, read Mark Strand’s “My Mother on an Evening in Late Summer.”

In the poem, Strand’s speaker describes his mother walking outside just as “the moon appears/and a few wind-stricken barns stand out/in the low-domed hills/and shine with a light/that is veiled and dust-filled/and that floats upon the fields.”

The importance of the natural world in Strand’s poem is made clear through the speaker’s depiction of his mother entering this world before retreating back into her home.

The allusion of the garden appears in the third

and final part of the poem, when the speaker asks why his mother should ever awake when “The earth is not yet a garden/about to be turned.”

The speaker’s compari-son of the earth to an un-made garden highlights the speaker’s image of a reality where the changes intrinsic in gardens, and subsequent-ly the natural world, are at the heart of understanding one’s existence.

For another poem in which the speaker depicts a woman’s relationship to nature, read Mark Doty’s “Heaven for Helen.” Here, the speaker describes Helen’s idea of “heaven,” which includes “traffic in a sunflower’s thousand golden rooms.”

As in Strand’s poem, the speaker departs from a portrayal of Helen to include personal thoughts and confessions.

While Strand’s speaker talks about his mother from a more physical standpoint, Doty’s speaker illustrates the mind of Helen and the “Images of exchange/and of untrammeled nature” that he sees departing from his own views of existence.

“My Mother on an Evening in Late Summer” and “Heaven for Helen” are interesting to read along-side one another because the speakers in the poems portray the mental lives of the women through very different methods.

In both poems, there is a great sense of both doubt

and hope, of literal and fig-urative darkness and light, and of course the great life of the imagination.

The mental claims humans possess in their existence on earth are as alive as the gardens and the flowers depicted in both works.

By using images of the garden and the sunflower, the poets create a romantic play through nature that is both alive and beautiful.

The mysterious qualities of the “sunflower’s thou-sand golden rooms” and the earth that is “not yet a garden/about to be turned” haunt and appeal to us as creatures inherently at-tracted to beauty.

Read “Practice” by El-len Bryant Voigt, whose speaker evokes a peony, for a different approach to con-sidering earthly existence.

For more garden and flower poems, you need only crack open a volume of poetry to find numerous references to the emotions stirred in humans by the natural world.

Poetry review

THEODORA ZIOLKOWSKI

Spring poetry in full bloom

You need only crack open a volume

of poetry to find numerous references

to the emotions stirred in humans by the

natural world.

Junior Andrew “DJ Whole-Z” Holzberger will DJ Spring-Fest 2012 alongside Soulive, Dillon Francis and Battle of the Bands winner Sloe Loris April 21.

In search of a DJ to play SpringFest 2012, the UVM Con-certs Bureau released the “Sou-live Remix Contest” on March 19. Among six entries compet-ing for the DJ slot, Holzberger’s remix “Soul Power” was the cho-sen favorite. He is scheduled to play two 20-minute sets broken up by a hot dog eating contest.

Holzberger began DJing in his senior year of high school when his father bought him a program called Ableton Live.

The loop-based digital au-dio workstation was intended to help him get a start perform-ing live, and Holzberger did not want to disappoint his father by not using it.

“I felt bad that I wasn’t using [Ableton Live] for its intended purpose, so I started messing around with performing live just to make my dad happy,” Holz-berger said.

Upon coming to UVM, Holz-berger did not plan on continu-ing to perform, but during his first year he met senior Jake “DJ Jakels” Smock, who shared Holzberger’s interest in music. Smock introduced Holzberger to students who had house par-ties where he would have an op-portunity to DJ.

“[Smock] took me out and introduced me to the kids throughout Burlington that would have house parties,” Hol-zberger said. “I introduced my-self and told them I was willing to play music — it’s a good way to get into a party.”

Holzberger was first recog-nized on popular music blogs

such as “This Song is Sick” and “Dirty Mexican Lemonade” for his remix of Edward Sharpe’s “Home.” Now, when Holzberger searches a song of his on the In-ternet, it will show up on five to 10 different websites.

In addition to the “Soulive Remix Contest,” Holzberger has placed in other contests such as a peer-voted Snoop Dog “That Tree” remix contest, and has performed at venues including UVM FallFest 2011, Rasputin’s and Nectar’s in downtown Bur-

lington, other colleges and even high school proms.

“It’s cool when a person from a random school will hit you up via Facebook or email [saying] ‘yo man, we really want you to come play,’” Holzberger said. “That’s an awesome feeling.”

Holzberger believes that re-mixing is a good way for people to create their own music. He said mixing with popular songs that people already know is a good marketing technique.

“I think remixes are just as

good as original tracks,” Holz-berger said. “A lot of people are saying remixes are getting old, and that people should just start creating their own music, but I think they are creating their own music.”

Within the past year, Hol-zberger has transitioned from making remixes to strictly mak-ing his own original music.

“‘Original’ is exactly what it sounds like; it’s all you — you’re not using anyone else’s sounds or music,” Holzberger said.

“When I make music now I just sit down at the keyboard and … find a chord progression that I like and try to build off of it.”

The song “Listen” — which has sounds that Holzberger created in an external program used in Ableton called Massive — was well-received, according to Holzberger.

In May 2012, Holzberger will be releasing an EP titled “Diver-sify” under his DJ name Whole-Z on the music blog “This Song is Sick.”

By Molly PhilbinAssistant Arts Editor

Student DJ Whole-Z wins SpringFest set

PHOTO COURTESY OF ROSS “RASTA” WADE Junior Andrew Holzberger, also known as “DJ Whole-Z” mixes music. DJ Whole Z is scheduled to play SpringFest 2012 along with Soulive, Dillon Francis and Sloe Loris April 21.

ARTS 7THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012

Before I begin I have a confession to make: I have a man crush on David Bowie. I can’t deny it. He is a sexy human being, despite all of his efforts to be alien.

This year his seminal album, “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars,” is having its 40th anniver-sary and being reissued. As such, I thought we’d take

a break from the present and reach back to the past to examine this unique and influential album.

For many, David Bowie brings to mind an image of a quirky androgynous British guy with a few good songs. The guy who did “Under Pressure,” “Chang-es” and “Space Oddity” — you know, that guy.

In reality, Bowie is one of the best, varied and influential artists of the past 40 years. Constantly changing, innovating, and producing albums of mind-boggling quality and vari-ety, it really is impossible to compare him to anyone else in modern music. And it all started with “Ziggy Stardust.”

Released in 1972, it was the fifth album in Bowie’s career. Prior to “Ziggy Star-dust’s” release, he had only gained minor success from the single “Space Oddity.” This album was to be his

major breakthrough. For his tour, Bowie

played the character of Ziggy Stardust, who prom-ised a message of hope for a doomed humanity from a “starman in the sky.” The provocative mythology and strikingly wild costumes set him apart from any art-ist at the time.

It was not just the cos-tumes that set him apart — it was the intellectual and musical depth of the songs on “Ziggy Stardust.” Featuring highlights such as “Five Years,” “Starman” and “Suffragette City,” the album truly has not aged in the slightest. Every song is an example of perfectly structured pop with the unique Bowie twist.

The world has changed immensely in the past 40 years – as has Bowie him-self – but “Ziggy Stardust” still remains as a beacon of hope for all pop music.

Music review

DILLON BAKER

Ziggy Stardust: a retrospective

UVM FeelGood club brought local bands and performers to-gether at Higher Ground April 13 for its fifth annual “Jammin’ 4 Hunger” benefit concert.

Many UVM students know the FeelGood club through their grilled cheese stand in the Davis Center.

Though the familiar smell of gourmet grilled cheese was not present at Higher Ground, music and dance performances from acts like DJ TwoSev, the Bumping Jones and the Cata-mount Dance Crew energized a crowd of students from 7:30 p.m. until 2 in the morning.

“James Wolcott Billman, who heads FeelGood, is really into music,” first-year and Feel-Good member Abby Holden said. “He got local bands in-volved from around Vermont and the greater New England area.”

All donations from the event, like the proceeds from each grilled cheese, will go to-ward the Hunger Project. Feel-Good T-shirts were also sold alongside a table of crafty goods from Growing Vermont.

According to first-year Ali White, the Hunger Project’s mission statement is different than that of most nonprofits fo-cused on poverty.

“[The Hunger Project] is all about partnerships, not charity … grassroots organizations to help communities become self-sufficient and end hunger sus-tainably themselves,” she said.

The nonprofit organization works in developing countries in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa.

DJ TwoSev opened the event with an eclectic array of mixes that caught the attention of dance crew members and students alike.

“It was nice to hear some-

thing other than dubstep for a change,” saxophonist Reuben Jalbert of the Bumping Jones said.

Dressed in sweatpants and flannels, the Catamount Dance Crew broke it down to Missy El-liot and other mixes.

Next, student-run dance group Orchesis took over the floor for a lyrical interpretation of Adele and Rihanna.

Mission South from Wash-ington, D.C. joined the stage, as did Dr. Ruckus and Moses & the Electric Company.

The Bumping Jones covered the Rolling Stones and played funky original songs that got the crowd moving.

“I think we really bring something new to the music scene,” Jalbert said. “Especially with the horn section. It just makes it that much more cool that we get to be a part of this benefit.”

Support the Hunger Project by stopping by the FeelGood stand on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Davis Center.

By Madeleine GibsonSenior Staff Writer

FeelGood raises awareness

Friday April 20

Burlington College’s Big Spring Art Party Burlington College

Lane Series: Les Amies Recital Hall, Redstone Campus

Saturday April 21

SpringFest 2012: Soulive & Dillon FrancisCentral Field *Rainsite: Patrick Gym

Sunday April 22

Good Old WarHigher Ground, Showcase Lounge

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre Flynn Center, Main Stage

WednesdayApril 25

Jazz Vocal Ensemble and Combo ConcertMusic Building Recital Hall

Poe Jam With Dug NapBCA Center, Second Floor

ARTScalendar

Club brings local artists together in Btown to support nonprofit’s work to end hunger

University Concert Choir, Burlington Choral Society & Orchestra Concert Ira Allen Chapel

Vermont Wind Ensemble Concert Music Building Recital Hall

COLLEEN MCCLINTOCK The Vermont CynicLead singer and guitarist for Mission South, Dan Miller, plays at Higher Ground for the “Jamm’n 4 Hunger” benefit April 13.

Imagine that you are at a job interview. Your palms are sweating, your heart is pound-ing and your dress clothes are itchy. With each question, you wonder if this whole making-constant-eye-contact thing is a sign of confidence or just downright creepy.

Finally, the interview seems to be coming to an end. All you want to do is run home, curl up in your pajamas, and gorge on Swedish Fish. But no, the interviewer has one last ques-tion – “What is your Facebook username and password?”

This is not a fictional sce-nario. A report from Knowl-edge@Wharton, a publication of the Wharton School of Business, explains that not only are employers searching the Internet for facts about you, but some are also requesting Facebook login information.

Andrea Matwyshyn, a legal studies and business ethics professor at Wharton, said,

“Arguments can be made that this is a backdoor method to gaining information that the prospective employer wouldn’t otherwise have access to.”

Yes, it is a backdoor meth-od. But why even go so far as to ask for a prospective employ-ee’s username and password? It’s quite simple. Employers want to know what you are like when you are not in a suit or dress, and if you are a good investment for the company.

Look at it from the em-ployer’s perspective. According to the DWI Resource Center, “Employees who engage in heavy alcohol or illicit drug use are 33 percent less productive than their co-workers, and on average cost their employers $7,000 annually.”

No company wants that extra expense, and a quick pe-rusal of a Facebook page could decide whether to hire an appli-cant or not. Pictures of a Friday night, intended for a different audience, could easily end any chances of being hired.

A study conducted in 2011 by Reppler, a social media observation service, discovered that 91 percent of job recruiters use social networking websites to further assess candidates.

However, it is absolutely unacceptable for a recruiter to ask for your Facebook username and password. You should never give out any sort of login information, whether

it is for Gmail, Twitter, or Facebook.

We are supposed to have a work life and a personal life. What’s more, our Facebook pages are not meant to be PR releases. How dare employ-ers force job candidates into an uncomfortable situation of offering or denying login information? It is a complete invasion of privacy.

So, what is a poor, job hunt-ing student supposed to do when faced with this situation? Firstly, do not reveal your user-name or password. Secondly, check your privacy settings and make sure the information you wouldn’t mind potential employers seeing is visible.

Lastly, delete any photos that depict you in unprofes-sional circumstances. You know what I mean. Even if you are of drinking age, having photos of your evening spoils sends a message that you are an irresponsible party animal.

Privacy is a powerful right. Embrace it, revel in it, and above all, do not feel pressured to “friend” or give personal information to a boss or pro-spective boss on Facebook. At the end of the day you and you alone are the master of your profile.

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There is no way to silence the Cynic

- Anders Behring Breivik claimed at his terrorism and murder trial in Oslo that “goodness not evil” caused him to murder 77 Norwegians.

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CLOTHINGSTYLED‘FRESH’

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Acts of vandalism have swept across campus this month.

Vandalism incidents oc-curred March 16 through April 7 in dorms on Athletic and Red-stone campuses, and included broken vending machines, sto-

in dorms.In Harris/Millis alone:

tiles were broken or damaged.

was smashed, the contents were eaten and wrappers strewn

-well hand covering was torn off

damages.

a vending machine in the Mil-lis dorm, according to an email from Resident Director Ebon-ish Lamar sent to the Harris/Millis residents.

upset for our custodial and maintenance services staff that work so hard to keep our com-

can feel comfortable,” Lamar said.

-

crews have been working tire-

a few unknown students.

By Amanda Sherwood, Staff Writer, Becky Hayes, News Editor

Campus hit by crime wave

was arrested April 7 for assault-ing two students with an elec-tronic stun gun outside of their home on Main Street, accord-ing to a press release from the Burlington Police Department.

-fer student, was “upset and

participation in one of the Uni-

release stated.Moore started attending

club tennis practices at the beginning of the semester and demanded to be on the team, a team member said.

sophomore Jenn Mscisz and -

plained to Moore that because

of the club.

By Becky HayesNews Editor

Student assaults

By Devin KarambelasAssistant News Editor

Vandals wreak havoc

PHOTO OBTAINED FROM BURLINGTON POLICE DEPT. PRESS RELEASE First-year William Moore, as pictured in the press release, was arrested for assaulting two students April 7.See VANDALISM on page 3

See STUN GUN on page 4See REDSTONE on page 3

with vandalizing the Redstone

Schaab, Joseph Levenson and Cameron Rivers were arraigned in Chittenden Superior Court

reported damaged windows, -

tinguishers on the Redstone Lofts construction site.

-struction project manager Lar-

were dispatched to the con-

heard the sound of breaking

Schwartz noticed blood upon entering one of the build-ings and later found Levenson

according to court documents.

wrapped around his right hand.

student, Rivers, walking down -

ers in each hand, the docu-ments stated.

“As we were waiting for rescue to arrive, Levenson and

-

the hospital for medical atten-tion, Levenson and Rivers were

transported to the UVM police station, he said.

-vealed that during interviews with police, Levenson said he had been drinking in his Chris-tie dorm room with Rivers and

Schaab before heading over to the Lofts with a group of ap-

that Rivers had a BAC level of

Caution Caution Caution

PHOTO OBTAINED FROM UVM POLICE SERVICES AFFIDAVITSophomore Zachary Schaab photographed in custody April 3. The image was listed as “Picture 6: Schaab with paint on jeans

Dorm party tops 30-

est heard loud music com-ing from a dorm room in UHeights South that he said

on the door and was allowed

which was full of red cups, beer cans and students at-

dorm.

table and asked the student if it was all right to search the

glass piece, marijuana vapor-izer and a second bong in the shape of a gas mask.

closet door, two female stu-

-est and were allowed to leave

upset because the females had damaged the closet and his clothes.

See the Crime Logon page 3

By Becky HayesNews Editor

Read the issue someone did not want you to see: http://bit.ly/missingcynic

Bianca Mohn is a first-year business administration major.

She has been writing for The Cynic since fall 2011.

BIANCA MOHN

Employees get company online

It looks the most recent issue of The Vermont Cynic has been pulled from the stands, but not in the way we hoped.

The Cynic’s stands in the Davis Center and Bailey/Howe Library were found April 16 to be mysteriously missing copies of our paper.

While we at the Cynic would like to attribute this to our must-read journalism, evidence – including a stack found in a trash bin – suggests otherwise.

We do not know why our pa-pers have disappeared, but we do believe our rights as the student media have been violated.

This is very troubling. What you see on the stand is the hard work of student journalists who are trying to learn and inform.

Throwing out papers and dis-respecting our staff are not the biggest problems, however.

The real issue is denying the students of UVM access to the news on campus. Beyond violat-ing the freedom of the press, removing the Cynic affects all students interested in what hap-pened on campus last week.

This past issue had a front page that featured campus crime, setting straight the rumors circulating campus about what happened to the Redstone Lofts and other criminal acts during the last week.

There is an individual or group on campus that saw this, did not want the information to be spread, and maliciously went out and took the papers from their stands.

The Cynic cannot be silenced. The full PDF of this issue is avail-able online and we encourage you to read it and exercise your right as a student to read the information that someone does not want you to see.

CORRECTIONSIn the article “Farming refu-

gees’ family grows” in Issue 24, the Cynic incorrectly stated the New Farms for New Americans project is increasing its partici-pants from 15 to 50. The Com-munity Supported Agriculture program is the project increasing its membership this year.

In the article “Marriage=Death displayed downtown” in Issue 25, the story referred to artist Hannah Melton using the pronoun “she.” Melton prefers to use the pronoun “they.” The Cynic regrets any confusion caused.

SPECTACLE

Spectaclea look through the lens

“Take Back the Night” was held outside of the Royall Tyler Theatre to raise awareness to help stop sexual violence April 11. Students like sophomore Michael Pendleton (bottom right) gathered to rally and march downtown holding banners.

Speakers at the event included several student speakers as well as state Rep. Kesha Ram (center left). Female a cappella group, Cats Meow (center), also performed.

PHOTOS BY Matthew Kuperman

9THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012

10 THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012 Sports

In a weekend many Cata-mounts might wish to forget, both men’s and women’s lacrosse lost.

Women’s lacrosse lost on Thursday at home to California 15-12 before falling at UMBC on Saturday 19-11. The loss drops their record to 8-7 and 1-3 in America East play.

The men’s team fell to 1-10, dropping their game at Albany 15-7.

Against Cal, first-year Jes-sica Roach netted a career-high five goals while sophomore Syd-ney Mas scored her 100th career goal, Mas becoming the fourth Catamount to reach the 100-goal plateau.

Vermont was able to keep the game close, pulling even at 5-5 with 10:06 left in the first half. Cal, however, was able to finish

the first half strong on a 3-1 run to take a 8-6 lead into halftime.

Senior Allison Pfohl scored 45 seconds into the second half to make it an 8-7 game, but the Golden Bears responded with three of their own to make it 11-7.

The NCAA leader in assists, Megan Takacs of Cal, distributed four assists, and senior Samantha Stern had four assists of her own.

On Saturday, the women played even with UMBC through the first half in a 7-7 tie. UMBC controlled the second half though, limiting Vermont to just four goals while putting in 11 of their own.

Mas scored another hat trick, as did Samantha Stern, who be-came the fifth Catamount to score 100 career goals. Stern also tal-lied another assist to put her total at 36 so far this season.

In the men’s game, Vermont also played even to the half 6-6 before Albany finished strong on a 9-1 run through the final two

quarters. Senior Geoff Worley tallied six points on a career high five goals and an assist.

Vermont got all six of their first half goals in the second quar-ter as Worley netted four first half goals with two coming down a man. Junior Drew Philie scored up a man off a pass from junior Thomas Galvin before Galvin netted his own to take the Cata-mounts’ first lead.

Albany got four quick second half goals before Worley got goal number five. The Great Danes then netted the final five goals of the match, outshooting Vermont 44-33 and 23-13 in the second half.

Both teams return the ac-tion this weekend, taking on Binghamton at Virtue Field. The women are up first at noon, be-fore the men at 3 p.m. At the start of the men’s game, the team’s six seniors will be honored before their final home game.

Last Saturday night I was at the Gut to watch the Women’s World Champion-ships Hockey final between USA and Canada. As always, it was a great atmosphere, but instead of UVM chants it was of course ‘USA, USA.’

While USA did not win the Gold, it was great game and wonderful for UVM and Burlington to host a world championship event. It is also a reminder of how much sports and athletics are a part of UVM and our Vermont community, and certainly of my own life.

I did not grow up as a hockey fan, or a baseball fan as I am now, because I was in England. I played rugby through high school and col-lege and played cricket until well into my 40s.

When I moved to Vermont in 1990, I was expecting that my cricket playing days were over, but I was mistaken. The following summer I found myself back to playing cricket again, but this time for the Chittenden County Cricket Club.

Over the years, cricket matches were played in vari-ous locations including the Redstone Green and at Fort Ethan Allen. The club was started with strong UVM connections, with people like VPR commentator and author Tim Brookes — like me, a U.K. expatriate; Michael Gurdon — a UVM business professor; David Scrace — a German and Russian profes-sor; some hospital physicians and various students and IBMers from India, Pakistan, South Africa, etc. where the game is the national pastime.

This was always supple-mented by Americans who were curious and brave enough to want to learn to play it.

The biggest problem for Americans learning the game, who grew up on baseball or softball, is that bowling, the equivalent of pitching, must be done with the arm straight, not by bending the elbow as when you throw or pitch. They also have trouble hitting the ball, as it is bounced off the turf in front of you, having moved both in the air and

then off the turf itself. The cricket bat has a flat

hitting surface as opposed to the round section of a baseball bat, and a different type of “swing” is needed. If you want to get a sense of the game, look at a YouTube clip of Michael Holding, the great West Indian Bowlers.

There is a lot of historical argument as to whether base-ball originated from cricket, which was played in England as early as the 14th century, and would have been familiar to many people immigrating to the U.S. in the 16th and 17th centuries. I am not going to enter into that passionate argument, but I am struck by some of the parallels.

Obviously, both are bat and ball games in which there are several innings, and runs are scored by running from one point to another, and there are many similarities in the ways you can be out or dismissed. However, for me the most striking similarities are cultural.

Cricket and baseball are both often described as some sort of allegory for the na-tion’s identity or values, good sportsmanship and behavior. Of course, the reality does not always match the rhetoric.

For example, the Eng-lish language has numer-ous phrases or expressions derived from cricket — “on the back foot” means being put on defense, being “on a sticky wicket” means being in difficult circumstances, “play-ing with a straight bat” means being truthful and honorable and so on.

Similarly, American Eng-lish is full of baseball idioms. For example, “off base,” “rain check,” “cover all the bases,” “batting 1,000” and so on. Both games have a rich lit-erature associated with them and an obsession with record keeping and statistics.

The games can last a long time, although cricket wins that competition as the inter-national matches are sched-uled to last five days.

I always think that the duration of the games has a particular influence on de-veloping a style of journalism and particularly a broadcaster style. There are large blocks of relative inactivity, so broad-casters have to learn tech-niques on how to fill the space with some form of conversa-tion or commentary.

A lot of stories or anec-dotes are interspersed with the actual commentary of the game’s events, discussion about the pigeons that have landed at second base or a dialogue between the com-mentators about what they had for lunch.

Great radio commentators such as baseball’s Red Barber or cricket’s John Arlott set a style and a standard tradition which their successors follow.

The Chittenden County Cricket Club continues to this day and has a web site, http://www.cricketvermont.com/, so you can check it out and even go and see a game or get to play.

Catamount lacrosse suffers bad weekend

JOHN BRAMLEY

Where and how: cricket in Vermont

By Jeremy KarpfStaff Writer

With just four teams left in the tournament the stakes were getting higher. On April 14, Switzerland faced Finland in competing for the Bronze Medal. By the end of the first period, the teams were tied 2-2. However, Finland did not score for the rest of the game, while Switzerland scored four times more to earn the Bronze.

Just hours later, the two women’s hockey superpowers, USA and Canada, competed for the Gold Medal in a close match.

Throughout the first period of play, each team had continu-ous shots, ending with USA’s 15 attempted shots and Canada with a close 13. Each team only scored once on their opponents.

With the start of the second period, Canada wasted no time adding onto their score, as Jay-na Hefford scored on a power play just one minute into the

period and teammate Caroline Ouellette scored another.

USA fired back as Brianne Decker and Gigi Marvin each scored goals for themselves, bringing the score even closer with a tie of 3-3 by the end of the second period.

Tensions ran high as the minutes began to tick down with the start of the final period. One minute in, Marvin scored

another for USA, and was sup-ported by her team as they held their one point lead for the next 15 minutes of the period.

The Gold Medal appeared to be in USA’s hands, but Canada’s Meghan Agosta scored again with less than three minutes left in the game, bringing the game into overtime.

Fans and players alike were on edge as the teams skated back out onto the ice to start the final round. Ouellette scored again in overtime, assisted by Agosta, bringing Canada to a 5-4 lead over the United States, and ending the game, earning Canada the Gold Medal. This was the first gold medal win for Canada at the Women’s Worlds since 2007.

“We were really sick of sil-ver,” said Ouellette in an inter-view with the International Ice Hockey Federation. “I just had to shoot. It was incredible.”

“We were really sick of silver.”

Caroline OuelletteMember of Team Canada

HOCKEY Women’s World Championship comes to Vermont...continued from page 12

ALEX EDELMAN The Vermont CynicJunior attack Garrett Virtue looks for a pass in a game against UMBC April 4. The Vermont men’s lacrosse team sits in last place of America East after their fourth straight loss to Albany April 14.

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NBA champion: Miami HeatWith about five games left in

the NBA regular season, most experts are projecting the Okla-homa City Thunder will repre-sent the West in the NBA finals, and either the Chicago Bulls or the Miami Heat will represent the Eastern Conference.

What the Bulls have been able to do this year — maintain a hold on the best record in the Eastern Conference despite Der-rick Rose being out of the lineup in 23 of their 60 games — is nothing short of remarkable. The potential Eastern Conference finals series between Chicago and Miami may be a better series than the finals matchup that awaits the winner.

To me, there is one fact that makes Miami the favorite in a series against anyone: When the Heat are playing their brand of basketball effectively, no one in the NBA can beat them.

When Miami is forcing turn-

overs, dominating the transition game, playing lockdown defense and having their stars aggres-sively taking the ball to the rim, no one in the league can stop them. And in a seven-game series I have to give the edge to a team like that.

If the playoffs started today, the Heat would have to beat the Sixers in a first-round matchup, the Magic/Pacers in a second-round series, and the Bulls in the conference finals. Of course the Bulls will be an immensely difficult hurdle to overcome, but the Pacers/Magic and Sixers matchups are laughers.

Compare that with the road OKC must travel in order to make it to the finals: after a manageable first-round series against the Rockets, the Thun-der will likely match up with an explosive Los Angeles Clippers team in round two, followed by a conference finals matchup against either the Lakers or the Spurs. By simply looking at the potential matchups, the Thunder

have a much more arduous road to the finals than do the Heat.

While I do think the Thun-der matchup will do very well against the Heat, I still think in a seven-game series the size, speed and strength of Miami will be too overwhelming for a still growing Thunder squad. The Thunder score the second most in the NBA while the Heat’s defense ranks sixth overall.

In a playoff series, I will always take good defense over good offense and this case is no different. The Thunder are an outstanding team with depth, size and athleticism, but I have been saying all year that Miami is simply too talented to be tripped up in the playoffs … by anyone.

I can’t say I am going to be happy about it, but this is the

year that LeBron James captures that elusive NBA title.

Dark horse: Los Angeles Lakers Despite all the talk about

a changing of the guard in Los Angeles, the Lakers have put together an outstanding season — record of 39-22, good for third place in the West.

The trade for Ramon Ses-sions was incredibly important for the Lakers’ chances at making a deep playoff run as the Lakers acquired much needed offensive playmaking ability at the point-guard position. Since the trade for Sessions, the Lakers have gone 12-6 despite missing Kobe Bryant for the last five games.

It really looks like Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum are peaking at the right time and that means

that the Lakers have the best front-court tandem in the NBA.

The injury to Kobe may be a blessing in disguise, as he will have time to rest and rejuvenate before the playoffs begin. And we all know a healthy Kobe Bryant in a postseason situation is an incredible sight.

The Lakers will have to pull off some incredible upsets against the likes of OKC and, potentially, Miami in the finals, but if any player can put a team on its back in this league it is Kobe Bryant.

If Kobe can go off in the playoffs this year and somehow capture an NBA title for the Lak-ers, it will be his sixth ring, tying him with Michael Jordan for most in the modern era.

Tupac or Biggie? Peanut but-ter or jelly? Natalie Portman or Mila Kunis? These are just a few of today’s most debatable topics.

For the next two months you can add the Miami Heat or the Oklahoma City Thunder to that list. This year’s championship should fall into the hands of one of these juggernauts. But which one?

I’m here to tell you why the Thunder will bring home the hardware this year.

NBA champion: Oklahoma City Thunder

There are plenty of simi-larities between the two squads: each team boasts two studs and a third wheel who would be the first option on many lesser teams. What separates the Thunder is their gritty and often overlooked big men.

On the back of Serge Ibaka’s league leading 3.6 blocks per game, the Thunder are easily the best in the league at defending the rim. Oklahoma City is also the fifth best rebounding team in the NBA. The Heat are currently 21st and ninth in blocks and rebounds, respectively.

Against a team that features two of the best slashers in the league, the presence of Perkins

and Ibaka can’t be overlooked. How often and effectively LeBron and Wade attack the basket could be limited by Ibaka’s shot-blocking prowess and Kendrick Perkins’ tendency to put a body on anyone trying to net an easy bucket.

As for Miami, their best shot-blocker is shooting guard Dwyane Wade with 1.4 blocks per game.

My friend Will may point out that the Heat are arguably the most gifted and deepest team in the NBA.

I will concede that the Heat’s best game would probably beat any other team’s best game, but far too often the Heat are caught without best effort. Combine that with their tendency of coming up short in close games, and you have Miami’s Achilles’ heel. Potential means nothing if not acted upon.

In overtime games this sea-son, the Heat are 2-4. In games where their opponent scored 100 points — which more often than not brings a competitive game for high scoring teams like these — the Heat are 5-10. Com-paratively, the Thunder are 11-10 when their opponent reaches the century mark.

I’ll be the first to admit that LeBron James’ fourth-quarter struggles are overblown. There are plenty of successes to go along with his failures. Twenty-five straight points to close out a playoff win in Detroit serves as example number one.

With that said, one thing LeBron consistently comes up short with is pressure free throw shooting.

Just last week the Heat lost to the Bulls in overtime despite a two-point lead with only seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. LeBron went to the line and

made just one of his two free throws, CJ Watson proceeded to nail a huge three, and the Heat crumbled in the overtime period. The Bulls team they faced in the extra period featured CJ Watson, Taj Gibson and Omar Asik the entire five minutes.

After Rajon Rondo made a mockery of Mario Chalmers’ on-ball defense earlier this month, I think the Heat’s best chance if they meet the Thunder would be to go with an unorthodox lineup featuring no point guard, as well as only one big man. Joel An-thony and Ronnie Turiaf are not championship quality centers.

If LeBron and Wade took control of the ball handling duties, it would eliminate the Thunder’s height and talent advantage at point guard. If the Heat inserted Shane Battier as their power forward, pushing Bosh to the center, it would force Ibaka and Perkins away from the basket and create space in the lane.

Offensively, Ibaka and Per-kins aren’t back-to-the-basket

threats, so the only downside becomes rebounding. What’s more likely is that Udonis Has-lem’s role would increase with his mid-range game. I suppose this point is moot because as far as I know, Erik Spoelstra and Pat Riley don’t read my columns.

Dark horse: Boston CelticsIf I were betting on a squad

outside of the top two seeds in either conference, my dark horse would be the Boston Celtics. Trying to play an up-tempo game with the Heat or Thunder is not advised. Boston’s methodical half-court offense, which resulted in the league’s best mark for assists, would be the ideal way to combat the highflying styles of Miami and Oklahoma City.

The Celtics beat the Heat rather convincingly in their two recent matchups and play Miami once more before the season is over. With the emergence of Av-ery Bradley and the assumption that Ray Allen will be healthy come playoff time, it seems possible that Boston could upset

Miami. Unfortunately, that opportu-

nity may not come if they can’t get past the Bulls, who they are currently slated to play in the second round. Against one of the league’s worst rebounding teams, Joakim Noah and company would have a fiesta on the of-fensive glass.

To sum up, I believe the Thunder big men will be the difference in a potential cham-pionship showdown. On paper, a Heat vs. Thunder title series would be one of the most exciting matchups in recent memory. It would serve as the launching point for an OKC dynasty, or mark the monkey removal from LeBron’s back. We will have to wait and see.

Until then, I encourage you toss around the Heat or Thunder discussion with your occasional — or maybe not so occasional — Mila vs. Natalie debates. I think after careful consideration you’ll find that Natalie, like the Thun-der, emerges as the best option.

Jake’s Take

The SpillOne NBA team will be the champions

WILL ANDREYCAK

JAKE BIELECKI

Illustrations by Stephanie Feinberg

This is the year that LeBron James

captures that elusive NBA title.

SPORTS12 THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012

Sophomore Brian Voelkel has been making a big impression on the court since he began play-ing ball in a Catamount jersey in 2011.

The 6-foot-6-inch forward from Pleasantville, N.Y. saw great success in his rookie year at Ver-mont.

In the 2010-2011 season, Voelkel was named the America East Rookie of the Year, earned a spot on the America East All-Rookie Team and was acknowl-edged on the America East Aca-demic Honor Roll.

The 2011-2012 season hasn’t been much different in the sense of successes. After averaging 4 points, 7 assists and 12 rebounds per contest, Voelkel was named the America East Tournament’s Reggie Lewis Most Outstanding Player and earned a spot on the America East All-Championship Team.

In addition to his personal achievements, the road to the second round of NCAA tourna-ment was paved with the team’s victories.

“Beating Stony Brook and be-ing able to play in the NCAA tour-nament was just a dream come true,” Voelkel said. “Just to be able to enjoy that success with my teammates and my coaches was a lot of fun.”

After knocking out top-seeded Stony Brook in the America East men’s basketball championship and advancing to the NCAA tour-nament, Vermont topped Lamar to play in second round action against No. 1 seeded University of North Carolina.

Vermont didn’t beat the odds and was defeated by UNC in the end.

“It was kind of surreal be-cause growing up I’ve always been around basketball, so I was always watching the tourna-ment,” Voelkel said. “It was just so much fun to all be able to live in the moment — [we] realized how lucky we were to be able to get a win against Lamar and then travel to North Carolina.”

The journey to Vermont’s basketball program began at a young age for Voelkel, who has been around the sport for as long as he can remember.

“My dad is a coach, so I’ve always been around basketball, playing with him and playing with my brother,” he said.

When Voelkel finally came up to Vermont, the fit felt right.

“I just loved the people,” he said. “It was definitely just a good fit for me and it made sense, bas-ketball-wise and for me as a per-son — I fit in with the guys and the community.”

Feeling comfortable with the guys on the team was mediated by the fact that Voelkel entered

his rookie year with longtime teammate, guard Sandro Caris-simo. Both Voelkel and Carissimo played alongside one another at Iona Prep before coming to Ver-mont.

“I went to high school with [Carissimo], but we’ve actually been playing since sixth grade,” Voelkel said. “I’ve known him for-ever and we definitely have a con-nection. We definitely have good chemistry on the court.”

The chemistry within the team was kept up this season even

with the introduction of first-

year coach, John Becker. Voelkel praised the efforts of Becker.

“He preaches defense and re-bounding, and that is what I try to do,” he said. “It definitely works out well between the two of us be-cause he is all about that. He got the most out of me defensively this year.”

With all the successes of the past two seasons for Voelkel, he hopes that his stay in Vermont continues to follow a similar path.

“[I want to] just get back to the NCAA tournament…If we do make the tournament, hope-fully get a better seed so we aren’t playing the North Carolinas of the world,” he said.

As for after college, Voelkel is still looking to be a part of basket-ball.

“[I hope to] play profession-ally overseas,” he said. “I hope I will be able to get to travel a little and play ball.”

Voelkel’s victories in Vermont By Julia DwyerAssistant Sports Editor

JONATHAN POLSON The Vermont CynicSophomore forward Brian Voelkel looks to pass the ball in a regular season game against Niagara Feb. 18. The Cats finished second after the regular season, but captured the America East crown.

This past week, the city of Burlington and the University of Vermont hosted the 2012 In-ternational Ice Hockey Federa-tion World Women’s Champi-onship at Gutterson Fieldhouse and Cairns Arena.

The tournament highlighted some of the top female hockey players from across the world, featuring teams from Canada, Finland, Germany, Russia, Slo-vakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.

The evening before the tour-nament began, Klara Myrén, a first-year on the University of Vermont women’s ice hockey team was called up to play for Sweden’s national team.

“We are extremely happy for Klara,” associate head coach Grant Kimball said. “Playing for Team Sweden in this particular event is something she wanted to have happen since coming to UVM as a student-athlete back in September.”

Before becoming a Cata-mount, native Swede Myrén was named the youngest mem-ber of Sweden’s Olympic team, competing in Vancouver in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Myrén was used to compet-ing in international competi-tions like this. She said she was

ecstatic to have this experience.“I can’t dream for more —

it’s my home and it’s the world championship,” Myrén said. “It’s going to be awesome.”

In the first game of the tour-nament Sweden faced Slovakia, with Sweden earning their first win with a score of 5-1.

Over the next three days each team competed in a total of three games each, to deter-mine a seeding schedule for the rounds to come.

USA went undefeated, hav-ing played against Canada, Rus-sia and Finland, while other teams such as Russia could not pull off a single win.

With the start of the quar-terfinals round, team Russia faced team Switzerland. Russia

was still unable to come up with a win and was knocked out of the running to earn a top spot.

Sweden saw the same fate as Russia when they played against Finland, losing 2-1.

This was the final win for Finland as they went on to face Canada and Switzerland and lost both games.

Sweden and Russia went on to play each other in a place-ment round game to determine which team would earn fifth and sixth placements.

The game finished with a score of 2-1, with Sweden earn-ing the fifth seed of the tourna-ment and Russia the sixth.

In the relegation round, Germany and Slovakia faced each other twice, both times resulting with Germany as the victor.

The two teams were sched-uled for a third game April 14 that was canceled, giving the win to Germany in the best of three series.

In the semifinals round, Canada earned another win against Finland, scoring a to-tal five points to Finland’s one. Also in this round, USA demol-ished Switzerland, scoring 10 points while the Swiss were un-able to get a single point on the board.

Champions crowned in VT

“I can’t dream for more — it’s my home

and it’s the world championship.”

Klara MyrénFirst-year player for UVM women’s ice hockey and

member of Team Sweden

“Beating Stony Brook and being able to play in the NCAA

tournament was just a dream come true.”

Brian VoelkelSophomore forward for UVM men’s basketball

By Taylor FeussStaff Writer

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